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30th of March

 

09:15 - 09:30 Welcome

Opening and Greetings

 

09:30 - 10:00 Elena Beretta, Vrije Universiteit; Cristina Voto, ERC FACETS University of Turin & Vrije Universiteit

 

First session: Facing Visualization

 

10:00 - 11:00 Massimo Leone, ERC FACETS, University of Turin / Foundation Bruno Kessler / University of Shanghai

The Amniotic Face: Prenatal Bodies, Digital Technology, and the Semiotics of Determination + Q&A

 

11.00 - 11.30 COFFEE BREAK

 

11:30 - 12:30 Nanne van Noord & Eftychia Stamkou, University of Amsterdam

Automated Gender Recognition in Visual Art + Q&A

 

12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH

 

Second session: Facing Technologies

 

13:30 - 14:20 Morgan Klause Scheuerman, Identity Lab - Colorado University Boulder

How We've Taught Algorithms Identity + Q&A

 

14:20 - 15:10 Delfina Martinez Pandiani, University of Bologna

The Wicked Problem of Naming the Intangible: Abstract Concepts, Binary Thinking, and Computer Vision Labels + Q&A

 

15.10 - 15.45 COFFEE BREAK

 

Third session: Facing Arts I

15.45 – 16.45 Artist talk with Elisa Giardina Papa

 

Closings

16.45 – 17.00 Elena Beretta & Cristina Voto

31st of March

 

Opening

 

09:30 - 10:00 Elena Beretta, Vrije Universiteit; Cristina Voto, ERC FACETS University of Turin & Vrije Universiteit

 

First session: Facing the Mediasphere

 

10:00 - 11:00 Abe Geil, University of Amsterdam

Abstractions of Personhood: Portraying the Individual/Type Binary from Composite Photography to Generative Adversarial Networks + Q&A

 

11.00 - 11.30 COFFEE BREAK

 

11:30 - 12:30 Stefania Milan, University of Amsterdan

Face Off! Resistance to Facial Recognition Technology in Public Space + Q&A

 

12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH

 

Second session: Facing FACETS (University of Turin)

 

13.30 – 14.00 Giovanni Pennisi, ERC FACETS, University of Turin

Operationalisation of (trans)gender in facial recognition systems: from binarism to intersectionality + Q&A

 

14.00 – 14.30 Francesco Piluso, ERC FACETS, University of Turin

Displaying Gender Identity. The Social Value of Face in Gender Swap Apps + Q&A

 

14.30 – 15.00 Silvia Barbotto, ERC FACETS, University of Turin

Facescape in-between a physio-algorithmic compendium + Q&A

 

15.00 - 15.30 COFFEE BREAK

 

Third session: Facing Arts II

15.30 – 16.30 Artist talk with Jake Elwes

 

16.30 – 16.45 Montse Ollés Roig & Soumyankar Mohapatra, Vrije Universiteit
FACEing Binarism - posters session

 

Final Closings

16.45 – 17.00 Elena Beretta & Cristina Voto

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